Scholarship, Statesmanship, and Meritocracy in the Medieval Islamicate World
The power transition from the Seljuks to the Mamluks — military conquest, intellectual advancement, and the revolutionary meritocracy of the enslaved elite.
Medieval Islam
Exploring the history, scholarship, and civilizations of the medieval Islamic world — from the rise of the Abbasids to the fall of the Mamluks.
A History of Medieval Arabs
Exploring medieval Arab history through Albert Hourani's A History of the Arab Peoples — a decolonized perspective on Arab heritage.